Chapter 167 The shock of two high-level players (three in one)

   "Offline for two days to avoid the limelight...? Just to hide from an NPC?!"

   Rotten Persimmon's eyes widened.

  He felt extremely surprised, and felt that this matter was a bit absurd.

   "Two big brothers, do you know who this NPC is? During the closed beta, you met...?"

  Lan Shi asked Goutoujin and Wang Wang Wuji, and he always felt that something was wrong.

  Gootou Jin curled his lips, took out his personal terminal, swiped casually, and entered the official forum of "The Age of Mysteries".

  He clicked on the pilot movie released by Su Keying, and opened another window, opened the video of "Mysterious Merchant in Emerald Town" that was just released, for comparison.

  When he saw that Jack and the black messenger were very similar in appearance and temperament, Rotten Persimmon had a guess.

  Until in the pilot film, black wings sprouted from Jack’s back, holding a huge fireball and soaring into the sky, Rotten Persimmon immediately thought of himself, and was trampled to death by the black messenger who fell from the sky.

   Those scattered illusory black feathers, aren’t they the ones on these wings?

   "This 'Black Messenger' is 'Jack'?!"

  He shouted in his heart.

  This is too much of a coincidence!

"Wang Wang Wuji and I just returned to the inner city of Amber City. The square battle during the closed beta made many local residents call him the 'Black Messenger'. Even the renovated square is now called the 'Black Messenger Square'. "

   Gotoujin told this information.

   Rotten Persimmon's expression became more and more ugly, Wang Wang Wuji added:

   "The faction we joined happened to be Jack's 'Circus', and he wasn't here for the past two days... So this black messenger is basically sure to be him."

  God loves the President "World People" to be speechless.

  He silently watched the video.

  Actually, he has watched the pilot film a long time ago, but he didn't think about it. Now that he has offended this NPC, he feels very upset.

   "This Jack, he also appeared in the game's official opening CG. He is called the "man guided by fate". He must be an important plot character..."

  Everyone shook their heads, with a slightly reproachful tone:

   "Lanshi, you said that you just started the server, what are you doing to provoke such an NPC... The account that originally had an advantage in the start, is now abolished!"

  Lan Shi hesitated, wanted to speak but didn't have the confidence.

  The opening advantage of his account is not because he betrayed Jack's information and got mixed into the Red Apple Church... It was originally the opposite, and there is nothing wrong with that.

  This time, at best, it was a mistake and a little reckless.

  Even the chairman supported it at the beginning.

   But it’s hard to say these words now, Rotten Persimmon can only hold back in his heart, nods depressed, and agrees to the suggestion of the two big brothers of the internal test-to avoid the limelight first, and then talk about it in two days.

   But he only agreed verbally. Will the NPCs in this game really guard him?

  That's too smart.

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  Chen Lun stayed in Emerald Town for another week.

  During these seven days, the existence of the "Black Messenger" has begun to ferment.

  As the players in Emerald Town spread his deeds, there were more and more posts about the "Black Messenger" on the special forum, and more and more people knew about this incredible "Newbie Village Guide".

  Handsome in appearance, tall in character, strong in strength, and also part-time a mysterious businessman, the things he sells are amazing... In addition, his deeds of chasing and killing players of the God Love Guild and guarding corpses at the resurrection point are becoming more and more outrageous.

   There are rumors that this NPC is pretended to be an official, and even found "Rotten Persimmon" offline, and beat him up violently.

  It was not until the official issued a document to clarify and refute the rumors that "The Age of Mysteries" is centered on a supercomputer, and everything is developed by it. The official will neither intervene nor interfere with the progress of the game. This dispels the players' suspicions.

   Players in other regions expressed their envy for this. Because they found that not every novice area has a guide or a mysterious merchant, which is a very rare phenomenon...

   Not to mention a high-quality NPC like "Black Messenger", it is really impossible to find a second one.

  The message area of ​​related posts on the forum has been captured by the army of lemons.

"Laughing to death! Isn't it just a novice village guide, I can't play without him?! If it wasn't too far away, I would die all the way, and I would die all the way to Emerald Town... The black messenger saved me, I really can't continue playing ! This Gouba game is too southern!"

   "What can a mysterious businessman say?! Post this every day! Those of you who bought muskets and took off, you can't send me some travel expenses, let me take the train to go there, and lick him... Chiliu!"

   "..."

  When Chen Lun was bored, he would lean his back against the wall, put his elbows on his chin, and put on a deep posture in front of the players. In fact, he has silently opened the built-in forum on the panel and dived around it.

  He has seen many related posts, and he almost laughed out loud.

  Two days ago, the bird monitoring at the resurrection point flew to report. Chen Lun got the news that the boy Rotten Persimmon was online. It seems that the cooldown time for the resurrection has come.

   Without saying a word, he flew over with a fist of fire, burning the rotten persimmons clean. The other party was so scared that he went offline immediately, not daring to show his head again.

   Then Chen Lun was on the forum, and found the help post of that boy, Rotten Persimmon—

   "What should I do if I am squatted by an NPC? Wait online! Urgent! He is waiting for me at the resurrection point. As soon as I log in, I will be caught in seconds, and my brain will be hammered to the ground. This game is unplayable!"

  Chen Lun clicked on it and read it carefully. There are hundreds of thousands of messages in the comment area.

   Some came here specially from the "Black Messenger" post. After sightseeing, leave a message as a souvenir. There are those who eat melons to watch the excitement, and some who really give advice for Rotten Persimmons.

   "I'm afraid, isn't it just an NPC? You go online directly, and if he flies over and steps on your head again, you will slide a shovel and slide under his crotch with a knife, and your **** will fall to the ground..."

"Ah, no one is really cornered by an NPC, right? You pretend to be dead first. When he comes close to inspect your body, jump up and give him a cross. Once it is formed, there is no solution! Break his arm , let you fish!"

   "This kind of tall, thin and handsome NPC is the best to deal with. When he rushes over, you just need to find the right opportunity and use an over-the-shoulder fall to make him turn his head on the ground until his neck is knocked unconscious."

   "..."

   Thinking of this, Chen Lun smiled.

  His goal has been achieved, so next, he doesn't plan to stay in Emerald Town to waste time. It's a pity that Rotten Persimmon runs fast, otherwise he would want to kill him a few more times, send him to the resurrection cooldown, and suffer.

  Boom!

  He spread his wings and flapped them violently, and immediately his whole body soared into the sky.

   "Black Messenger, Black Messenger, don't go...! How can I live if you leave, Black Messenger!"

  The players wailed and tried to stay, but Chen Lun left the street corner without looking back.

  The news of the black messenger's complete departure gradually spread.

The players in Emerald Town were surprised and regretful. They thought that this NPC would stay here forever, but they didn’t expect that he left after only a few days of public beta... The players speculated that this is a powerful NPC with the nature of an easter egg, and it was just a gift for players for a limited time. Welfare.

  As soon as the news came out, there were cheers on the game forum.

  Emerald Town lost its uniqueness, which made players in other regions suddenly feel balanced.

  In addition, this kind of behavior of the black messenger made many players speculate that he might, might, maybe, fly to the game area where he is... Since it is a limited-time benefit, it is not reasonable to go to a few more novice villages, right?

  Lan Persimmon got the news that the black envoy, the killing star, had finally left. When he lay in the sleeping cabin, he cheered and choked on a few mouthfuls of nutrient solution.

  Going online, looking at the sun in the sky of Emerald Town, he couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief and showing a sincere smile.

   It feels so good not to be guarded by Jack.

   But when Rotten looked around and saw other players, the smile on his face was covered with haze again.

  He was the leader of the main force, but now he has dropped to level 5 because he died too many times. And because he hasn't been online for so long, he was thrown away by other players.

   Rotten persimmon feels regretful.

  He panicked and his mouth was bitter.

   After taking a deep breath, he decided to fight monsters and upgrade again. Just at this time, someone from the guild channel tweeted that many god-loved brothers had come to Emerald Town and wanted to hang out with him.

   Rotten Persimmon's mood just got better.

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   Phosphorus City Railway Station.

  The train stopped temporarily on the platform, and the steward rang the bell to remind guests not to cross the station. The entire platform was crowded with people coming and going.

  Amidst the bustle and bustle, a young man with green hair got off the train and looked into the crowd. Soon, he saw a girl with orange braids walking over with a suitcase.

   "Hello, Honey Juice, first time meeting, I'm Gan Ziwen."

  Gan Ziwen's eyes lit up, strode over, and stretched out his hand to the girl.

  Honey Juice Hanbao looked up at his ID, stretched out his hand to shake him lightly, and said:

   "Hello, Gan Ziwen, we finally meet."

"Yes."

  Gan Ziwen sighed with emotion.

  Because of the influence of the leading film and the opening CG of the game, Gan Ziwen's idea of ​​going to find Jack became more and more intense. This is also the think tank of the Lost Name Guild, giving him advice.

  They also helped Gan Ziwen get in touch with Chuxi Guild's Sweet Handsome Bao. Both of them are players who have become superhumans in the closed beta, and it will be safer to act together.

  The two went to Amber City together, looking for the "fate guide" Jack, hoping to have a better development.

  Gan Ziwen has heard about it a long time ago. The boss of his guild seems to know the female guild leader of Chuxi guild. Now it seems that most of the things are true, but I don't know if there is any story between them.

   "Let me get it for you."

  Gan Ziwen is a gentleman, and took the suitcase from the hand of Honey Juice Hanbao.

  The latter smiled sweetly and thanked him.

   "We got on the train first, and there are still two big stations to reach Amber City...it may take several days."

  Gan Ziwen said.

  Honey Juice Hanbao nodded, and followed him on the train.

   Then the two found an empty seat, put their luggage away, and sat down facing each other.

   "You are a pretty good-looking character."

  Gan Ziwen looked at Honey Juice and praised him.

  The latter played with his braids and stuck out his tongue.

   "Is your next sentence 'can you let me pinch your face'?"

  Gan Ziwen was very surprised.

"how do you know?"

   "The forum has spread all over the world, and this is how you are now."

  Honey Juice Shrugged.

   "I heard that you were promoted to a superhuman because you met a noble lady? Then you found supernatural knowledge through her book collection?"

  Gan Ziwen coughed, chose to avoid this topic, and said instead:

   "You joined the 'Jack Support Group'? Is there any inside news?"

  He also took out the orange juice prepared in advance and poured a glass for Honey Juice Hanbao.

This is a special product he bought in Huangtie City before he set off. Due to the raging plague, the price has risen. This kind of high-end fresh orange named "Sanji" has also become more expensive. It costs 1 Silver Jue 20 Copper Crowe one.

  This small glass bottle of orange juice needs 6 silver goblets.

"thanks."

  Honey Juice Han Bao took the cup and took a sip.

  Juice flows down the throat, cool and sweet, it seems to make the surrounding heat lessen.

   "There is indeed a lot of news, but it is all known through the group leader Su Keying... She happened to join Jack during the closed beta, an organization of extraordinary people that is now renamed 'Circus'."

  Honey juice fool said.

   "According to what she said, Jack will release some high-quality missions with very generous rewards. He still has a lot of good things in his hands, exclusive faction weapons, various tricks and extraordinary knowledge, and even tickets for advanced dungeons."

  Gan Ziwen's eyes lit up.

   "I see, thank you for your information, idiot."

  He nodded, then lost himself in thought.

  Honey Juice Hanbao looked at him and remembered how he was pouring the juice on the bumpy train just now, so he said:

   "Which path did you take? The stars, the conspiracy, or the deep sea? It should be only the [Sequence 9] of these three paths that has your balance and hand stabilization ability."

  Gan Ziwen raised his head in surprise, chuckled and said:

   "Your observation skills are very keen, stupid... I am [Deep Sea Faction Sequence 9-Sailor], good at sea combat, with outstanding balance and melee combat ability."

  Honey Juice Hanbao showed a smile as expected, and immediately shared his information tacitly:

   "I am [Magic Faction Sequence 9-Scholar], the increase in physical fitness is not obvious, mainly highlighting the memory ability, the actual battle needs to rely on the "magic scroll" drawn in advance, and I don't have the ability to cast spells yet."

  Gan Ziwen was stunned.

   "It turned out to be Fa Ye, disrespect and disrespect."

   "The Faye who can't even make a flame..."

  Honey Juice Hanbao rolled his eyes.

   "Speaking of Jack, I'm actually very interested in his identity. None of the characters that can appear in the opening CG are simple..."

  Gan Ziwen said.

  Honey Juice Hanbao nodded, agreeing with what he said.

   "Well, Su Keying once said one thing, that is, this NPC seems to have mentioned that he once heard a call from another world, as if praying to him, hoping that he can save..."

   "Hearing what you said, it reminds me of a few legends, very similar to his situation...!"

  Gan Ziwen listened, and then added a few words of his guess.

  The two of you said one sentence to another, just chatting like this, it was very enjoyable.

   "Is there anyone in this position?"

  At this moment, a deep voice came.

  Gan Ziwen and Mizhi Hanbao raised their heads at the same time, and they were immediately taken aback.

   This is a tall man, wearing a black top hat and a black dress. His face is distorted with black mist, making it difficult to see his face clearly.

   "No one...please sit down."

  Gan Ziwen reacted quickly and immediately got up to get out of the way. Immediately, he took advantage of the opportunity and sat next to the sweet bun, so that the two sat side by side, facing the man in the black top hat.

"thanks."

  Chen Lun sat down casually and nodded.

  Gan Ziwen and Mizhi Hanbao glanced at each other indiscriminately, and they both saw that the man in front of him was not simple, and then they cast "investigation" on him together.

   Above the man's head, his ID - "Black Messenger" appeared.

   As for the others, there are all horizontal lines representing the unknown, and finally a warning from the panel that this is an "extremely deadly" dangerous existence.

   "!"

   Both of them fell into shock immediately.

  They didn't expect to meet such a terrifying NPC just by taking a random train ride. Even though both of them have now been promoted to extraordinary, they still look like a weak mouse in front of each other.

  Gan Ziwen looked at the name "Black Messenger" and felt like he had seen it somewhere.

  He opened the forum silently, and only after seeing the series of post titles did he realize that this is the recently popular "Mysterious Merchant of Xinshou Village"? !

  Why did he come here suddenly? !

   "—Black Messenger?! I was in the support group, and saw the group of friends discussing him... Su Keying said that after the Battle of the Square, the local residents began to believe in Jack and called him the 'Black Messenger'!"

  Honey Juice Gentleman sent a message to Gan Ziwen.

  Gan Ziwen's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

   "—You mean, this mysterious man is Jack?!"

"-Probably!"

  Chen Lun silently looked at the two players in front of him. They were slightly different from his impression. Not that kind of calm, more immature.

  'That's right, their mysterious journey has just begun, and they lack enough experience. '

   he thought to himself.

  After Chen Lun left Emerald Town, he used some clues on the forum, plus [divination], worked hard, and finally found Gan Ziwen and Honey Handsome Bao.

  What he has to do is to dig these two excellent seedlings into his own field, cultivate them well, and let them bring him more rewards.

   "Good day, both of you, ah, a warm reminder, don't pry into other people's privacy so casually next time..."

  Chen Lun said lightly:

   "It's mortal."

  Gan Ziwen and Mizhi Hanbao were breathless.

  They glanced at the face of the black messenger. Under the distorted black mist, there seemed to be a pair of bloodthirsty eyes hidden, which made people shudder.

   Lower your head and don't look directly at it.

   "—What the hell? He actually knew we were investigating!"

   "—I checked the information before, it seems that if the NPC's insight is high enough, it can perceive the player's detection... It may also be that the level gap between us and him is too large."

   "—I think it's both. (wry smile

   "Excuse me sir, we were reckless... Apologize to you."

  Gan Ziwen stood up, stroked Chen Lun's chest in a dignified salute.

  Chen Lun couldn't help laughing secretly.

   "Fate guides me, let me find you two..."

  He folded his hands and placed them on the table, his invisible "gaze" was looking directly at the two players opposite.

   "Among the people from other places, you are particularly outstanding. You have all stepped into the mysterious realm and been promoted to become superhumans..."

  Chen Lun stretched out his index finger and pointed at them gently.

   "One is on the road to the [Deep Sea Faction], and the other is on the journey to the [Magic Faction]. It's very good."

  Gan Ziwen and Mizhi Hanbao didn't dare to speak, but just sat upright, secretly surprised.

  They feel that their information is clear in front of each other, and there is no secret at all.

   "You two are very special, and it is this special that makes me unable to resist giving you a little preferential treatment..."

   After Chen Lun finished speaking, he swiped secretly on the panel.

  In the perspective of Gan Ziwen and Honey Hanbao, the man in the black top hat in front of him suddenly had a golden exclamation point on his head!

  Focus on it, and another optional dialog box pops up—

  【Exchange】!

  They couldn't help their hearts jumping, and they looked at each other in silence.

   "—mysterious businessman?!"

   "—This is the mysterious merchant!"

  The two sent a text message to each other at the same time.

   Immediately, they were slightly taken aback, feeling a tacit understanding from each other.

  Gan Ziwen was the first to click [Exchange], and the product catalog that popped up in the next second made his eyes shine.

  Although he has been promoted to a transcendent, he wants every item that appears on the list. Especially those two bombs, and a ticket called "Wonderland Admission Ticket".

   "The bomb can be regarded as the strongest hole card, and the 'admission ticket' is definitely a ticket for a high-level dungeon!"

  Gan Ziwen thought so.

  The store catalog Chen Lun showed these two is naturally different from those new ones. He needs to use some good things at the bottom of the box to hook them tightly and tie them tightly.

  Honey Juice Hanbao also opened the redemption list, saw many powerful weapons and props, couldn't help but took a deep breath.

  The first thing the two of them did was to take a screenshot of the screen in sight.

   Click!

  The train clanged, and the scenery outside the window flashed by.

  A strong wind blew in, lifting the collar of the man in the black top hat in front of the table. He sat quietly, his face was covered with a layer of black mist, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

  The exchange box on the other side is very clear, with a variety of items on it, as well as the required price.

  Gan Ziwen sent the screenshot directly to his president "Wu Ming", and then added a sentence "Boss pays money!", and posted another one on the guild channel, saying "Brothers pay money!".

The honey juice fanbao directly posted the screenshot on the guild channel, and attached the sentence "Yaoshou! I met Jack on the train! He came to give me benefits!" "Jimei, please help! Can't afford it! It's too expensive Already!"

   "—Wow! Yes, Ziwen! Met on the way?!"

  The president of the Lost Name Guild "Wu Ming" replied the text message.

   "—The one who was approached by the other party... should be the benefit of being promoted to a superhuman in the closed beta, because the sweet honey bag is also nearby."

  Gan Ziwen sent a text message.

"—Okay, I'll go and talk to the guild brothers, first raise some money... If it doesn't work, I'll find the funder, this small investment, I have to arrange for you! It's too embarrassing for us! (Praise emoji) "

  Anonymous sent another message.

  After Gan Ziwen saw it, his heart was settled.

   On the side of Honey Juice Hanbao, the eyes keep rolling.

  Her screenshots and speeches are like a bomb thrown into a lake, causing countless splashes. Even the members who dived on weekdays all popped up one after another.

   "Sister Han Bao! Can you get me an autograph!"

   "Me, me, me! Help me first!"

   "Wow! How dare you get close to my male god! Let's fight to the death!"

   "If you get it cheap, you'll act like a good boy, if you don't have money, you'll win!"

   "..."

  Honey Juice Hanbao looked at these messages and wanted to cry, but fortunately her president "Chen Xi" sent her a private message in time, and sent her a simple three-word "no problem".

   This made Honey Handy Bao close the chat bar with peace of mind.

  Chen Lun silently watched their ecstatic expressions, and he knew it in his heart.

  ‘Mostly I went to find someone to raise money...’

  He nodded secretly, and waited for a while, estimating that the time should be about the same, so he said:

   "You two, my time is limited, so I won't stay any longer..."

  Gan Ziwen and Mizhi Hanbao were taken aback, and quickly took out their savings to buy some things from him.

  Gan Ziwen bought a [Rage] musket, some ammunition and two red and yellow potions. The honey-flavored bag also bought a musket and ammunition, but because he was too shy to buy other things, he gave up.

  Chen Lun didn't care about this, he continued to say:

   "I will leave you with a test in the end, I hope you won't let me down."

   Immediately, the two of them received the task reminder at the same time—

  【Trigger D-level mission: The test of the black messenger! 】

  Mission description: Go to Amber City, find the extraordinary organization "Circus" without attracting the attention of the shelter and church, and complete one of their commissions.

  Mission Reward: Silver Snake Ring (a keepsake for official members of the circus).

  Gan Ziwen and Mizhi Hanbao immediately chose "accept".

  They never expected that most of the original purpose of this trip would be completed halfway... Black Messenger, no, it should be said that Jack is so understanding!

  In the eyes of the two, the man in the black top hat slowly got up, and then suddenly disappeared.

   "!"

   Their eyes widened, not knowing what was going on.

  Chen Lun snickered, touched the black buttons on his sleeves, and walked directly past them.

   Thank you Zhatianbang Amin for your reward~

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  (end of this chapter)